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November

November

1.0
The eleventh month of the year that comes after October and before December
  • proper noun
  • /nəˈvɛmbər/
translation icon : noviembre
  • When Art & Soul opened on November 14, 1968, it was full of visitors.
  • November 2010
  • November 2009
  • November election

We filmed it last October, November, December in Toronto.

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Examples

  • On November 15th, 2000, Peter Taylor gave me the greatest honor of my career, in making me captain of England, and fulfilling my childhood dream.

  • I had a nine to five up until November of last year.

  • It's way too close to November for anyone to leave the race.

  • We have an opportunity this November to make a better decision.

  • But a year ago, which was like around November is when everything went down.

  • Now I feel like it's been November the past few years.

  • And I think I went back in November of last year.

  • The results from the 2 November midterm elections mean big changes for Congress next year.

    Academic text (2011)
  • On a certain Saturday in November, Jack and his friend Amy were at their favorite flea market.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We have an opportunity this November to make a better decision.

Synonyms

Nov
vsNovember
1.0

A short form for the month November, between October and December

is the full month name rather than a shortened written form

Compounds

1 2.4

A Christian day to remember and pray for people who have died

1 4.4

A day in Britain when people light bonfires and watch fireworks to remember the 1605 Gunpowder Plot

1 1.8

A US holiday to honor people who served in the military

5.7

A day that marks Saint Martin's Day and is a traditional day for paying rents in Scotland

17 November
  • Offensive
9.9

A violent political group in Greece active from 1975 to 2002 that attacked foreign officials

The middle of November around the 13th to 17th

November 11
  • Texting
3.2

A shopping festival with big online discounts on 11 November

A left-wing group in Greece that carried out violent attacks and political killings

Surface Forms

November main

Etymology

November comes from the Latin word novem, which means 'nine'. It was the ninth month in an old Roman year that began in March, so the name stayed even though November is now the eleventh month.